The North Korean Problem
I live in Beaverton, Oregon, just outside of Portland. I'm a west coaster, born and raised. I was born in Nevada, where half of my family lives. I grew up partially in Hawaii, where my Dad still lives. And I have a lot of family in California, Oregon, and Washington, as well as friends in all of these places, plus Alaska. So the idea that North Korea now has the capabilities to send an ICBM to the west coast is more than just concering: it scares the living shit out of me.
Seriously, the thought that I might have 20 minutes left on this Earth because of an ICBM launch is no laughing matter. Not only would I probably die, but so would tens, if not hundreds of thousands of innocent people.
We need to do something about it - and fast!
No, I am not advocating that we launch an attack on North Korea. That should be the absolute last final option if diplomacy fails. Instead, we should meet Kim Jong Un, face to face.
That's right - I think Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un should meet face to face.
It would be unprecedented. After all, North Korea and the United States are still at war more than 60 years later. However, desperate times call for desperate measures. This is becoming too large of a threat to contain. The idea of North Korea being able to shoot an ICBM towards any point on the west coast should scare everyone who lives on it, from San Diego to Bellingham and in between.
Perhaps talking to the man might calm him down. It seems to have made a difference in the nuclear talks of the 1990s when Fmr. Pres. Jimmy Carter was sent to negotiate a deal with Kim Il Sung. It also seemed to make a difference to send Fmr. Pres. Bill Clinton to North Korea to retrieve the two journalists arrested in the country from Kim Jong Il. Having the current President of the United States meet with the Supreme Leader of North Korea has a chance at being successful.
But if that can't materialize, or isn't successful, then the United States needs to ratchet up its cyberwarfare abilities. We could find a way to hack into North Korea's ICBM launch system, as well as other systems within their military, that way if they try to launch anything, we can stop them without firing a shot. And of course, the North Koreans wouldn't be able to immediately tell who did it, although either way, they would still blame us, because we are enemy number one to the North Koreans.
Anything else ranging from pre-emptive strikes to invasion should be the last option to consider. Not counting any action taken against the United States; South Korea, a key U.S. ally, would be heavily damaged in the aftermath, with artillery shelling the South Korean Capitol of Seoul immediately. It would kill tens, if not hundreds of thousands of people; and it would cost billions in property damage. That is not something we want on our hands.
Either way, there might be some humiliation on the United States' behalf if we actually send the Preisdent of our country to meet with the boy-king of North Korea (which would be a huge propaganda win on Kim's behalf); but if that's the price to pay in exchange for not dying from a North Korean launched ICBM, I'm okay with that.
Seriously, the thought that I might have 20 minutes left on this Earth because of an ICBM launch is no laughing matter. Not only would I probably die, but so would tens, if not hundreds of thousands of innocent people.
We need to do something about it - and fast!
No, I am not advocating that we launch an attack on North Korea. That should be the absolute last final option if diplomacy fails. Instead, we should meet Kim Jong Un, face to face.
That's right - I think Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un should meet face to face.
It would be unprecedented. After all, North Korea and the United States are still at war more than 60 years later. However, desperate times call for desperate measures. This is becoming too large of a threat to contain. The idea of North Korea being able to shoot an ICBM towards any point on the west coast should scare everyone who lives on it, from San Diego to Bellingham and in between.
Perhaps talking to the man might calm him down. It seems to have made a difference in the nuclear talks of the 1990s when Fmr. Pres. Jimmy Carter was sent to negotiate a deal with Kim Il Sung. It also seemed to make a difference to send Fmr. Pres. Bill Clinton to North Korea to retrieve the two journalists arrested in the country from Kim Jong Il. Having the current President of the United States meet with the Supreme Leader of North Korea has a chance at being successful.
But if that can't materialize, or isn't successful, then the United States needs to ratchet up its cyberwarfare abilities. We could find a way to hack into North Korea's ICBM launch system, as well as other systems within their military, that way if they try to launch anything, we can stop them without firing a shot. And of course, the North Koreans wouldn't be able to immediately tell who did it, although either way, they would still blame us, because we are enemy number one to the North Koreans.
Anything else ranging from pre-emptive strikes to invasion should be the last option to consider. Not counting any action taken against the United States; South Korea, a key U.S. ally, would be heavily damaged in the aftermath, with artillery shelling the South Korean Capitol of Seoul immediately. It would kill tens, if not hundreds of thousands of people; and it would cost billions in property damage. That is not something we want on our hands.
Either way, there might be some humiliation on the United States' behalf if we actually send the Preisdent of our country to meet with the boy-king of North Korea (which would be a huge propaganda win on Kim's behalf); but if that's the price to pay in exchange for not dying from a North Korean launched ICBM, I'm okay with that.
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